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Running Tip: Keep Track of Your Mileage
If you run for fun or just to stay healthy, you probably aren't too concerned about how many miles you rack up, but you should be. Not to brag to your friends and family, but to help figure out when you need to purchase new shoes. You should be springing for new sneaks after you've completed between 300 and 400 miles.
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Running How-To: Upping Your Mileage Without Exhaustion
If 2009 is your year to run a half marathon or a full marathon, you're probably upping your weekly mileage, but you want to be smart about it. Increasing your weekly mileage too quickly leads to overtraining, exhaustion, and overuse injuries — things we are definitely all trying to avoid. Here are a few guidelines to follow as you train for your goal race:
- Increase your weekly mileage by no more than 10 percent.
When You're a Pro, What Does Time Off Mean?
Runner Kara Goucher made her marathon debut a year ago in the Big Apple, but she's skipping the New York Marathon this year. At the Nike Running Summit, she explained she wasn't planning on racing again until Boston because she's doing some planning of a different nature — family planning.
When you're an elite runner, skipping an event doesn't go unnoticed, making it difficult to keep it a secret that you're trying to get pregnant.
Pearl Izumi Gets Technical
Pearl Izumi ruffled some feathers with its ad campaign pitting runner against joggers, but regardless they make amazing biking gear. Recently, the company released clothing made with four technical fabrics designed to reduce drag, regulate body temperature, and address the problems of moisture. They sent me a few items to check out, which meant a couple of bike rides and a spin class over the course of a few days — any excuse to hop on my bike.
Running 101: Recovery Run
When you start to go deep with running, you slowly begin to encounter the jargon of the sport. One such term you might skim over is recovery run. Though the terms might seem simple, the concept is important.
Do You Consider Yourself a Runner?
When I dropped my daughter off at Summer camp, I was all suited up in my running gear. So was another mom, so I asked, "Are you a runner?" She replied, "Oh no, I'm not a runner.
You Asked: What's the 10 Percent Rule?
Recently, I wrote about how to increase your mileage when running without exhausting or injuring yourself. I mentioned the 10 percent rule, and FitSugar reader TidalWave asked,
"Can someone give me an example of the 10 percent rule? I read it over and over and over but don't know how to implement it into my training."
Beginner's Half Marathon Training Schedule
So you've run a few 5Ks and maybe have a 10K under your belt. Now you're ready to tackle your first half marathon. You'll need a training schedule to get your mileage up, but it's hard to find time to train when you have a full-time job, family, etc.
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Aside from wonderfully sunny days, I enjoy Spring for the seasonal produce. This roasted red pepper Romesco sauce is not only tasty and easy to make, it's healthy too. Part of the Mediterranean diet, its ingredient list includes healthy fats from nuts and olive oil as well as two red super foods: bell peppers and tomatoes.
Running Tip: Progress by Minutes, Not Miles
Whether you're first starting out running, or have been doing it for years, we all want to be better runners. We gauge "better" as running longer, and we tend to have mileage on our minds. If you ran three miles yesterday, you think, "I'll run four miles tomorrow."
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